MySQL LIKE IN()?

Question

My current query looks like this:

SELECT * FROM fiberbox f WHERE f.fiberBox LIKE \'%1740 %\' OR f.fiberBox LIKE \'%1938 %\' OR f.fiberBox LIKE \'%1940 %\'
         


        

Answer 1

A REGEXP might be more efficient, but you'd have to benchmark it to be sure, e.g.

SELECT * from fiberbox where field REGEXP '1740|1938|1940';